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Advantages to users
- Growth chambers located in a secured building
- Users have access, via security cards, 24 hours a day
- Well-trained staff continuously monitors/maintains chamber performance.
- Procedure space and lab carts available
- Growth chamber room equipped with a deep sink and hot/cold domestic water, telephone, housekeeping tools and supplies
- Support laboratory equipped with bench space, sink, reverse osmosis (RO) water source, shelf storage, stereoscope, mobile carts, telephone and eyewash station
Services provided by managerial staff
- Responsible, timely allocation of facilities for users
- Skilled establishment of specific environmental conditions in chambers
- Responsible for chamber monitoring, quality assurance, repairs, maintenance, and cleaning between users
- Accurate documentation of chamber function and use
- Oversight of supplies, equipment and general physical condition of facilities
- Accurate occupancy records kept and established billing procedures followed for growth chamber use
- Prompt communication with clients of developments which could impact ongoing projects
- Timely response to clients’ needs and changing situations
- Prompt response to alarm situations during off-hours via automatic pager alert
VBI Growth Chamber Specifications
Chamber dimensions and capacities
| Chamber Type |
No. of Units Available |
Total Interior Area (sq. meters) |
No. of Shelves Per Unit |
Maximum Growing Height (cm) |
EGC M-12
(general use) |
15 |
1.12 |
1
adjustable |
122 |
EGC GCTC-19
(plant tissue culture) |
2 |
1.75 |
4 |
- |
EGC GCW-30
(general use) |
1 |
2.88 |
2 |
63.5 |
EGC NQ-1
(incubator/germinator) |
1 |
2.78 |
5
adjustable, removable |
variable |
EGC SG-1
(seed germinator) |
1 |
2.23 |
6 |
- |
Percival AR-36L
(Arabidopsis) |
2 |
2.76 |
2 |
52.7 |
User options
| Chamber Type |
No. of Units Available |
User Chooses Temp. & Photo-period |
Variable Output Lighting |
Fixed Light Intensity with Limited Flexibility* |
User Chooses Relative Humidity |
EGC M-12
(general use) |
15 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
EGC GCTC-19
(plant tissue culture) |
2 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
EGC GCW-30
(general use) |
1 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
EGC NQ-1
(incubator/germinator) |
1 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
EGC SG-1
(seed germinator) |
1 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Percival AR36L
(Arabadopsis) |
2 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
*Light intensity can be customized to some degree.
Chambers environmental capabilities
| Chamber Type |
Temperature Range (º C) |
Relative Humidity Range (%) |
CO2 Range* (ppm) |
Light Intensity (PPFD)** |
EGC M-12
(general use) |
4-40 |
40—90
(27º dew point limit) |
Ambient (400)-- 2000 |
50-1000 |
EGC GCTC-19
(plant tissue culture) |
2-40 |
n/a |
n/a |
0-150
(light banks programmable for 3 levels) |
EGC GCW-30
(general use) |
4-45 (lights off);
10-45 (lights on) |
75 (lights on), 95 (lights off) with 29º C dew point limit; dehumidification limited to 10º C dew point limit |
n/a |
50-700 |
EGC NQ-1
(incubator) |
4-45 (lights off);
10-45 (lights on) |
75 (lights on), 95 (lights off) with 29º C dew point limit; dehumidification to 33% with 7º C dew point limit |
n/a |
0-150 |
EGC SG-1
(seed germinator) |
4-40 |
Ambient - 95 |
n/a |
0-20 (rear lamps & front lamps can be operated separately) |
Percival AR-36L
(Arabidopsis) |
2-44 (lights off);
10-44 (lights on) |
Ambient - 85 (lights on) at 20-40º C;
Ambient - 90 (lights off) at 15-40º C |
n/a |
0-250 |
*If a CO2 enhanced/controlled atmosphere is required, please contact managerial staff
**Photosynthetic photon flux density: µmol s-1 m-2
¹Data obtained from product information, Operations Manuals compiled by
Environmental Growth Chambers and Percival Scientific, and on-site data
collection.
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